zone of proximal development

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian зо́на ближа́йшего разви́тия (zóna bližájševo razvítija), coined by Soviet psychologist and social constructivist Lev Vygotsky.

Noun

zone of proximal development (plural zones of proximal development)

  1. (psychology) The space between what a learner is capable of doing unsupported and what the learner cannot do even with support.

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